The Great Pyramid, velociraptors, Jesus, would you recognize any of them if you traveled back in time? Probably not, because the image we have of those things is shaped by Hollywood -or in the case of the pyramid, by wha...

This is an interesting story that includes beauty...  ...oung feminists, has become part of popular social history . The second, a potentially more serious event (so...

The symbolism of historic icons usually gets simpl...  ...with their own agendas. Along the way, the actual history gets lost, which is the point of this Cracked art...

Home to close to 30,000 pieces of historical weaponry, the Zeughaus Museum in Graz Austria represents the area's rich military heritage. The museum's collection includes guns, swords, and armor, including this complete...

(Image credit: Flickr user Thomas Hawk) STAGED FRIGHT Back in the 1930s, Chinatowns had acquired a reputation for drugs, prostitution, and gang violence that was largely undeserved. Tired of trying to fight for their...

(Vimeo link) This is the 8500 year history of Istanbul projected onto the beautiful Haydarpa...

Advertisements painted by hand directly onto the brickwork of buildings were once a common sight in cities, towns and villages across the country. The rise of printed billboards soon led to their decline but many still s...

Pirates. Nasty and frightening to all people around them. If you see any, run for your life! Here are some of the infamous ones you should read about.Avast! The entire world has become enthralled by pirates recently. Whi...

On December 16, 1960, two commercial airliners collided in mid-air over Staten Island. One plane crashed into Staten Island; the other, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with much of the wreckage landing at the intersection...

To fill time while they waited for an appearance on The Jack Paar Program in 1964, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Don Sahlin and Jerry Juhl decorated some pipes in their dressing room. They left a note that said, "With love, from...